Python 3.8.9 doesn't work on Apple Silicon so this upgrade is necessary to get
the development environment working on newer MacBooks. Plus it's good to keep
up to date with patch versions anyway.
The upgrade was done by changing the Python version numbers in the
cookiecutter.json file then running make template. It only changes a
couple of files because most places only specify the major and minor
version not the patch (Makefile, GitHub Actions workflows, etc).
Python 3.8.9 doesn't work on Apple Silicon so this upgrade is necessary to get the development environment working on newer MacBooks. Plus it's good to keep up to date with patch versions anyway.
The upgrade was done by changing the Python version numbers in the
cookiecutter.jsonfile then runningmake template. It only changes a couple of files because most places only specify the major and minor version not the patch (Makefile, GitHub Actions workflows, etc).